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sipahi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
sipahi
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.

noun

A feudal cavalryman in the Ottoman Turkish army.

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سپاهی, from Classical Persian سپاهی (sipāhī), from Middle Persian spʿh / 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧 (spāh). Doublet of spahi and sepoy.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: سپاهی, spʿh

Inflected Forms

sipahis (plural) spahee (alternative) sepahi (alternative)

Questions

What does sipahi mean?
An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.
Where does sipahi come from?
It is traced to Middle Persian.

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